Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Brain slow waves preceding time-locked visuo-motor performance

N Konttinen1, H Lyytinen

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Journal of Sports Sciences
|June 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Experienced rifle shooters show distinct brain activity patterns, with motor control linked to positive waves and visual aiming to negative waves. These electrocortical changes may predict shooting success.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Children at risk for dyslexia show deficient left-hemispheric memory representations for new spoken word forms.

NeuroImage·2021
Same author

Ovarian cancer risk in postmenopausal women using estradiol-progestin therapy - a nationwide study.

Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society·2012
Same author

Infant brain responses associated with reading-related skills before school and at school age.

Neurophysiologie clinique = Clinical neurophysiology·2011
Same author

Event-related potentials to pitch and rise time change in children with reading disabilities and typically reading children.

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·2008
Same author

Cardiac autonomic responses to standing up and cognitive task in overtrained athletes.

International journal of sports medicine·2007
Same author

N1 and P2 components of auditory event-related potentials in children with and without reading disabilities.

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·2007

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Sports Science
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research linked decreased slow brain negativity before trigger pull to successful shots in experienced marksmen.
  • This effect was previously attributed to optimal arousal levels.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate slow electrocortical changes associated with motor regulation and visual aiming in rifle shooting.
  • To explore alternative explanations for brain activity patterns observed in shooting performance.

Main Methods:

  • Four shooting task variations were employed to contrast visual and motor components.
  • Electrocortical activity (slow brain waves) was measured during these tasks.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Motor activity during gun stabilization correlated with slow-wave positivity.
  • Visual aiming processes were associated with slow negativity.
  • Distinct electrocortical patterns were observed for different task components.

    • Conclusions:

    • Slow brain wave patterns, specifically positivity during motor control and negativity during visual aiming, are linked to shooting performance.
    • These findings provide a basis for interpreting electrocortical activity in relation to shooting expertise.